scholarly journals How COVID-19 Lockdown in Italy Has Affected Type of Calls and Management of Toxic Exposures: a Retrospective Analysis of a Poison Control Center Database From March 2020 to May 2020

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Stanislaw Milella ◽  
Paolo Boldrini ◽  
Gabriella Vivino ◽  
Maria Caterina Grassi
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Poison Control ◽  
Poison Control Center ◽  
Control Center ◽  
Toxic Exposures

Household Disinfectant Exposure During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Study of the Data from an Italian Poison Control Center

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Maurizio Soave ◽  
Simone Grassi ◽  
Antonio Oliva ◽  
Bruno Romanò ◽  
Enrico Di Stasio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Poison Control ◽  
Poison Control Center ◽  
Control Center

scholarly journals Acute toxic exposures in children: analysis of a three year registry managed by a Pediatric poison control Center in Italy

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Marano ◽  
F. Rossi ◽  
L. Ravà ◽  
M. Khalil Ramla ◽  
M. Pisani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hospital Admission ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽  
Direct Access ◽  
Poison Control ◽  
Poison Control Center ◽  
Pediatric Hospital ◽  
Control Center ◽  
Hospital Referral ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Introduction Acute pediatric poisoning is an emerging health and social problem. The aim of this study is to describe the characteristics of a large pediatric cohort exposed to xenobiotics, through the analysis of a Pediatric Poison Control Center (PPCc) registry. Methods This study, conducted in the Pediatric Hospital Bambino Gesù of Rome, a reference National Pediatric Hospital, collected data of children whose parents or caregivers contacted the PPCc by phone (group “P”), or who presented to the Emergency Department (group “ED”), during the three-year period 2014–2016. Data were prospectively and systematically collected in a pre-set electronic registry. Comparisons among age groups were performed and multivariable logistic regression models used to investigate associations with outcomes (hospital referral for “P”, and hospital admission for “ED”group). Results We collected data of 1611 children on group P and 1075 on group ED. Both groups were exposed to both pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical agents. Pharmaceutical agent exposure increased with age and the most common route of exposure was oral. Only 10% among P group were symptomatic children, with gastrointestinal symptoms. Among the ED patients, 30% were symptomatic children mostly with gastrointestinal (55.4%) and neurologic symptoms (23.8%). Intentional exposure (abuse substance and suicide attempt), which involved 7.7% of patients, was associated with older age and Hospital admission. Conclusions Our study describes the characteristics of xenobiotics exposures in different paediatric age groups, highlighting the impact of both pharmacological and intentional exposure. Furthermore, our study shows the utility of a specific PPCc, either through Phone support or by direct access to ED. PPCc phone counselling could avoid unnecessary access to the ED, a relevant achievement, particularly in the time of a pandemic.

Acute Ethylene Chlorohydrin Poisoning: Experience of a Poison Control Center

2001 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 587-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jou-Fang Deng ◽  
Chen-Chang Yang ◽  
Wei-Jen Tsai ◽  
Jiin Ger ◽  
Ming-Ling Wu
Keyword(s):  
Poison Control ◽  
Poison Control Center ◽  
Ethylene Chlorohydrin ◽  
Control Center

PREVENTIVE IMPLICATIONS OF A STUDY OF 100 POISONINGS IN CHILDREN

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1960 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 490-495
Author(s):  
Gordon D. Jensen ◽  
Wesley W. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Family Member ◽  
Accidental Poisoning ◽  
Poison Control ◽  
Poison Control Center ◽  
Control Center ◽  
Safe Place ◽  
Specific Advice ◽  
Usual Location ◽  
Medicine Cabinet

One hundred cases of accidental poisoning occurring in Seattle, Washington, during the summer of 1958 and referred through the Poison Control Center were studied. Although this group probably was not representative of all Seattle children in whom poisonings occurred during this period, the information gained from a study of the circumstances leading to the poisonings has important preventive implications. Eighty-two of the children were between 1 and 3 years of age. Aspirin caused 24 poisonings. In 19 of these cases it had been left out by another family member, and only three children found aspirin in the medicine cabinet. The medicine cabinet was the source of the poison in only 4 of the 100 cases. Poisonous berries and toadstools caused 14 poisonings and represent an important local hazard, particularly as most parents were not aware that the berries were harmful. Whereas only 22 of the patients had previously suffered accidents, 25 had been poisoned before, several more than once. In 32 cases there had been recent or concurrent illness in some member of the household. Three circumstances were found to occur commonly, and singly or in combination accounted for 86 of the poisonings: 1) In 26 cases some person other than the parents (siblings, other children, neighbors, relatives, friends) played an important part either by making it possible for the patient to reach the poison or by failing to put it away. 2) In 31 cases the parents did not think that the child could climb, open doors, unscrew caps, or perform other tasks necessary to get the poison. 3) In 53 cases the poison was not in its usual location, either because it was in use, because persons other than the parents had left it out, or because the parents themselves were careless. As most of these parents appeared to have some degree of safety consciousness and at least tried to provide a safe place in which to keep potential poisons, they would probably profit from specific advice based on the most common circumstances under which poisonings occur.

scholarly journals THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF POISON CONTROL CENTER IN TAIWAN

1998 ◽  
Vol 23 (SupplementII) ◽  
pp. 280-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Zong HUNG ◽  
Chen-Chang YANG ◽  
Hsin-Chen ONG ◽  
Jia-Fen WU ◽  
Chih-Hsign SA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Poison Control ◽  
Poison Control Center ◽  
Control Center

scholarly journals A retrospective review of 911 calls to a regional poison control center

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 546 ◽  
Author(s):  
DanielE Brooks ◽  
Adam Bosak ◽  
Sharyn Welch ◽  
Angie Padilla-Jones ◽  
RichardD Gerkin
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Review ◽  
Poison Control ◽  
Poison Control Center ◽  
Control Center

scholarly journals Suitability of Data for the Surveillance of Toxicological Events in Companion Animals

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Swirski ◽  
Dr. David Pearl ◽  
Dr. Olaf Berke ◽  
Terri O'Sullivan ◽  
Deborah Stacey
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Poison Control ◽  
Poison Control Center ◽  
Pet Food ◽  
Control Center ◽  
Animal Populations ◽  
American Society ◽  
Cruelty To Animals

Objective: Our objective was to assess the suitability of the data collected by the Animal Poison Control Center, run by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, for the surveillance of toxicological exposures in companion animals in the United States.Introduction: There have been a number of non-infectious intoxication outbreaks reported in North American companion animal populations over the last decade1. The most devastating outbreak to date was the 2007 melamine pet food contamination incident which affected thousands of pet dogs and cats across North America1. Despite these events, there have been limited efforts to conduct real-time surveillance of toxicological exposures in companion animals nationally, and there is no central registry for the reporting of toxicological events in companion animals in the United States. However, there are a number of poison control centers in the US that collect extensive data on toxicological exposures in companion animals, one of which is the Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) operated by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). Each year the APCC receives thousands of reports of suspected animal poisonings and collects extensive information from each case, including location of caller, exposure history, diagnostic findings, and outcome. The records from each case are subsequently entered and stored in the AnTox database, an electronic medical record database maintained by the APCC. Therefore, the AnTox database represents a novel source of data for real-time surveillance of toxicological events in companion animals, and may be used for surveillance of pet food and environmental contamination events that may negatively impact both veterinary and human health.Methods: Recorded data from calls to the APPC were collected from the AnTox database from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2014, inclusive. Sociodemographic data were extracted from the American 2010 decennial census and the American Community Surveys. Choropleth maps were used for preliminary analyses to examine the distribution of reporting to the hotline at the county-level and identify any “holes” in surveillance. To further identify if gaps in reporting were randomly distributed or tended to occur in clusters, as well as to look for any predictable spatial clusters of high rates of reporting, spatial scan statistics, based on a Poisson model, were employed. We fitted multilevel logistic regression models, to account for clustering within county and state, to identify factors (e.g., season, human demographic factors) that are related to predictable changes in call volume or reporting, which may bias the results of quantitative methods for aberration/outbreak detection.Results: Throughout the study period, over 40% of counties reported at least one call to the hotline each year, with the majority of calls coming from the Northeast. Conversely, there was a large “hole” in coverage in Midwestern and southeastern states. The location of the most likely high and low call rate clusters were relatively stable throughout the study period and were associated with socioeconomic status (SES), as the most likely high risk clusters were identified in areas of high SES. Similar results were identified using multivariable analysis as indicators of high SES were found to be positively associated with rates of calls to the hotline at the county-level.Conclusions: Socioeconomic status is a major factor impacting the reporting of toxicological events to the APCC, and needs to be accounted for when applying cluster detection methods to identify outbreaks of mass poisoning events. Large spatial gaps in the network of potential callers to the center also need to be recognized when interpreting the spatiotemporal results of analyses involving these data, particularly when statistical methods that are highly influenced by edge effects are used.

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